Muscarinic agonists. Syntheses and structure—activity relationships of bicyclic isoxazole ester bioisosteres of norarecoline
作者:S.M. Lenz、E Meier、H Pedersen、K Frederiksen、K.P. Bøgesø、P Krogsgaard-Larsen
DOI:10.1016/0223-5234(96)88234-1
日期:1995.1
(RS)-3-Methoxy-8-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydra-4H-isoxazolo[4,5-c]azepine (O,8-di-Me-THAO, 2c) and (RS)-8-methyl-3- propargyloxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-isoxazolo[4,5-c]azepine (8-Me-O-propargyl-THAO, 2d) have been synthesized and evaluated as muscarinic receptor ligands in receptor binding assays and in in vitro functional assays. The corresponding compounds without methyl groups at C-8, ie O-Me THAO (2a) and O-propargyl-THAO (2b), have previously been shown to exhibit muscarinic agonistic profiles with very little discrimination between M(1)- and M(2)-receptor sites. Based on functional assays, 2c and 2d were found to be less efficacious than 2a and 2b, respectively, and 2d proved to be an M(1)-selective partial agonist. The-affinity and M(1) efficacy of 2c and 2d were comparable to those of the corresponding six-membered ring analogues, (RS)-3-methoxy-7-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-isoxazolo[4,5-c]pyridine (O,7-di-Me-THPO, 1c) and (RS)-7-methyl-3-propargyloxy-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo[4,5-c]pyridine (7-Me-O-propargyl-THPO, 1d). However, neither compound 1c nor compound 1d-displayed M(1) selectivity. In summary, within this class of bicyclic muscaninic agonists, replacement of 3-methoxy by 3-propargyloxy groups generally increases muscarinic affinity without effecting the efficacy at M(1) receptors significantly. Introduction of a methyl group into the saturated ring, at the position alpha to the C-5 of the isoxazole ring (alpha-position) lead to compounds exerting lower efficacy and, in the case of compound 2d, an increased selectivity with respect to M(1) agonism.